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plagued by a cough for all of last week
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Recent Examples of plagued
Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
The broader transportation program was also plagued with allegations of fraud in 2023 -- shortly after HCPF, relying on an apparently faulty analysis, recommended a significant increase in reimbursement rates in that service.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Four-hour wait times that plagued some airports last week dropped to mere minutes as some TSA employees saw weeks of back pay pop up in their bank accounts.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Five batters into Sunday’s game and the home run bugaboo that plagued Imanaga last season delivered a sense of déjà vu to the 33,559 fans in attendance at Wrigley Field.
—Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Which brings us to another unwelcomed trend that has plagued the Yankees over the last several years.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Demary’s mere appearance in uniform provided a spark, a lightening of the burden for his teammates, who’d been mired in a shooting slump and plagued by turnovers.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
She was plagued with all manner of rashes, sores and ulcers.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
In more recent years, back issues have plagued the golf icon.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
But as these researchers are the first to admit, the difficulty of defining intelligence is as old as the study of thinking itself—and has plagued artificial intelligence as a field from its very earliest days.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
The broader transportation program was also plagued with allegations of fraud in 2023 -- shortly after HCPF, relying on an apparently faulty analysis, recommended a significant increase in reimbursement rates in that service.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Four-hour wait times that plagued some airports last week dropped to mere minutes as some TSA employees saw weeks of back pay pop up in their bank accounts.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Five batters into Sunday’s game and the home run bugaboo that plagued Imanaga last season delivered a sense of déjà vu to the 33,559 fans in attendance at Wrigley Field.
—Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Which brings us to another unwelcomed trend that has plagued the Yankees over the last several years.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Demary’s mere appearance in uniform provided a spark, a lightening of the burden for his teammates, who’d been mired in a shooting slump and plagued by turnovers.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
She was plagued with all manner of rashes, sores and ulcers.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
In more recent years, back issues have plagued the golf icon.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plagued
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However, they are widely considered to be highly capable, especially for coalition warfare, despite some technical issues that have afflicted them in their first years of service.—
Pan Pylas,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Our mission is to feed the hungry, comfort the afflicted and offer hope to those in need, including the LGBTQ community.—
Donna Lamb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Eduiot site includes photographs and audiovisual material, and features the accounts of parents, siblings, cousins, nephews and nieces of Jews persecuted and disappeared under the dictatorship.—
Juan Melamed,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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The helpless and much persecuted turtles were cooked in a rich, creamy soup with chunks of meat.—
James Stout,
Outside,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The United Kingdom hosted a virtual summit Thursday with over three dozen countries seeking to establish a plan for reopening the Strait of Hormuz as a frustrated White House orders them to figure the issue out for themselves.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Apr. 2026
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The frustrated plaintiffs turned to a second funeral home two weeks later.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Bundy tortured, raped and killed dozens of young women in more than half a dozen states in the 1970s.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Estimates suggest that as many as 1,900 Jews were abducted, tortured and murdered by the military junta during the six-year Dirty War, when many sources say 30,000 people were disappeared.—
Juan Melamed,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In December, a jury convicted Moore for aggravated battery to a peace officer causing great bodily harm and resisting a peace officer, per the news release.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Rodriguez was convicted in 2020 of stalking and aggravated assault.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Early on, the Biden team had been besieged with desperate pleas to ship more of the then scarce vaccine.—
David Blumenthal,
STAT,
24 Mar. 2026
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When news circulated about the gathering, Temple Emanu-El was besieged with inquiries from the local media.—
Joshua M. Davidson,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Yates alleges that Ebert had driven up to the house, honked his horn, and cursed at him before driving off.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
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In the days leading up to the wedding, however, Rachel discovers that her bloodline has been cursed.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Projects will be judged on several criteria, including the project’s creativity and the use of tested and accurate AI.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
4 Sep. 2025
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Every batch of ice cream, even those with tested and confirmed recipes, requires a lot of tasting and adjusting.—
Maggie Hiufu Wong,
CNN Money,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Plagued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plagued. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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